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Can you put Les Paul pickups in a Strat?

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Can you put Les Paul pickups in a Strat?

However, both guitars sound very different so an exact Les Paul tone cannot be achieved on a Strat. It’s very difficult to make your Strat sound like a proper Les Paul because these differences in sound are due to the different pickups, tone woods and scale length of the two guitar.

Can you put a humbucker in a single coil Strat?

Yes, in fact some strats come with one or two humbuckers and a middle single coil. Taking a regular 3-single coils strat will probably need to have the body routed under the pickguard for a humbucker. It won’t fit otherwise. Or you can get a humbucker that fits into a single coil space, too.

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Can you put a humbucker in any Strat?

As with most guitars, you can customize a Strat with whatever pickups you prefer. Since the stock design has a low relative output, this upgrade can help your guitar perform better when you’re playing some heavy rock or metal compositions.

Can you mix and match electric guitar pickups?

Technically speaking, yes you can.

How can I make my Stratocaster sound better?

25 ways to upgrade your Fender Stratocaster

  1. Tighten up your neck.
  2. Block the tremolo.
  3. And consider steel trem blocks.
  4. Clean up your neck pocket.
  5. Add a bridge pickup tone control.
  6. Swap out your saddles.
  7. Add a shielding plate.
  8. Shim your string tree.

Can you put humbuckers in a Telecaster?

Here’s how it’s done. Fitting a full-size humbucker in the neck position of a Telecaster is sometimes called the Keith Richards mod but he was by no means the first to do it. Compared to pretty much every other twin-pickup electric guitar, the Tele only had two useable sounds when it should have had three.

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Can you put any pickup in any guitar?

You’re fine. Unless your trying to fit an Active pickup battery pack into a guitar, or trying to fit a humbucker in a single coil slot, you can put any pickup you want it.

How do you get a perfect Strat tone?

8 ways to improve your Strat

  1. Get more tone for your bridge pickup.
  2. Give the single-bucker sound a go.
  3. Block your tremolo.
  4. Cool runnings.
  5. Get fresh pots.
  6. Fit a treble bleed.
  7. Say no to noise.
  8. Get a gate!

What kind of humbucker does Fender use for Stratocasters?

FENDER STANDARD HSS (MIM) This is the “milk and cookies” humbucker that came with the MIM stratocasters. Fender part number 0050950000 Pickup, Bridge, Humbucker Std, Wide White. Found in the Mex HSS Fat Strat.

What is the standard size of a humbucker?

They typically measure about 9.5K but their spec vary wildly (depending on sources no doubt). This is the “milk and cookies” humbucker that came with the MIM stratocasters. Fender part number 0050950000 Pickup, Bridge, Humbucker Std, Wide White. Found in the Mex HSS Fat Strat.

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What is the Fender part number for a milk and cookies humbucker?

This is the “milk and cookies” humbucker that came with the MIM stratocasters. Fender part number 0050950000 Pickup, Bridge, Humbucker Std, Wide White. Found in the Mex HSS Fat Strat. Join the black and white wires together, measure resistance on the red and green.

What pickups are in a Fender double fat guitar?

Fender released a double fat version in 2000 to 2003 (as noted above). It actually uses SEYMOUR DUNCAN pickups which a ’59 in the Neck and Pearly Gates Plus in the Bridge. It’s a great combination and special wiring exists for parallel options. The 59 has a very mid dipped high EQ and neither ones are considered high output.